Superman Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 Hello All, I would like to know how you helicopter only pilots get or log any actual instrument time?As most, if not all instrument training helicopters are not certified for actual IFR. Just curious, I'm one of those guys that goes both ways......ah...... fixed wing and rotor wing that is .......and have learned that instrument training under the hood is fine, but much different in the real world. ThanksClark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jehh Posted June 10, 2006 Report Share Posted June 10, 2006 My 84 hours of actual instrument time was all logged in airplanes. I think it would be great if we could get all helicopters pilots into the clouds for their IFR training, but that isn't cost effective. *shrug* It is what it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 Yeah...Ill volunteer for the helo actual time as soon as someone agrees to rent the Bell 430 for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skier Posted June 11, 2006 Report Share Posted June 11, 2006 I only have the insturement time for my fixed wing ppl, but I too noticed that actual and simulated are much different. I preferred the actual instrument training. I talked to some of my instructors and they said many flight schools including the ones some of them went to don't allow actual IFR training. They said their first experiences with actual IFR was after they had their rating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomer Pylot Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 I get actual instrument time by going out and flying, but I don't fly training models. My job requires flying AI, and we get a lot of it in the winter. Now that summer is about to arrive, we won't get much except during hurricane evacs, though. Summer weather in the GOM is mostly sunny and hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volition Posted June 12, 2006 Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 Join the military, or when you get to fly EMS, or for oil rigs, you get some instrument time. Your right, you'll get more in a fixed-wing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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